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WofI arts 1TO You Pixy Income taxes wQ be dne Iff vms am la - danbt about your federal tax. tar to The SUtesmaa editorial ago. POUNDS 17 1651 NINETY-nBST fEAB Three Sections, 18 Pages Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, February 8, 1942 Price So Newsstands Sc No, 273 Ob ' OveMtoBimeiit MeadQiTLMii lect Site at Wells Picked by US; Towns Ready ALBANY, Feb. 7 (Spe cial ) Work on the Al-bany-Corvallis cantonment administration building, the first of many struc tures planned for the southern Polk and north ern Benton county area, was begun Saturday morn ing. A crew of about 20 men, the forerunners of thou sands of workers expected to be employed on the project, were busy during the day unloading truck loads of lumber, pipe and other building material. The contract for the ad ministration building was let to Waale, Camplan and com pany of Portland on a low bid of $30,762, reported to be about $7000 under the next lowest bid der. A tool shed was being erected Saturday and the foundation laid out for the building, a two-story frame structure, built in a U shape and covering about 7000 square feet of ground. Intensive work is scheduled to begin Monday with the contrac tors expected to organize three shifts ot workmen in order to complete the building within the 20 days allowed under the con tract with the war department. The headquarters building is located on a fairly level site fac ing the Albany-Wells road at a point about a mile east of the town of Wells, near the junction of the Wells road with the Al (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Bean Growers Set Prices; Unit Formed Independent bean growers from Engene, Portland and Salem met here Saturday and organized a bean growers control board, mem bers of which are to be both in dependent and rrowers who raise their crops for specific canneries. Functions of the board will be; to set minimum prices and organize all growers more closely. Growers at the meeting set min imum prices for their 1942 crop at 110 per ton for number one grade; $90 for number two; and $70 for ftombcr three. These prices are $10 above those which canneries are offering at this time, namely, $100, $80, and $60 for the same grades. H. L. Pearcy, Salem, was chair man at the meeting, which was held in the chamber of commerce rooms. Oregon Bond Pledge Drive To Be Model PORTLAND, Feb. "iP)-Ore- gon's defense bond pledge cam paign may be the model for simi lar drives in the other 47 states. ,Ted R. Gamble, consultant to the secretary of treasury's office, said on his return from Washing ton that 1,500,000 copies of a six page tabloid explaining the Ore gon program would be used as manuals in the other states. Gam ble formerly was head of the Oregon campaign. Valley Tree Co-op Opens EUGENE, Feb. 7-SV-WiUam- ette valley tree farms, believed to be the first non-profit cooperative Project of forest management on private lands, Saturday announced (Opening of offices here. Walker Tiller, pioneer indus trial forester. Is in charge of the project which was formed by five lumber manufacturing firms in this area to study harvesting of forest crops oa the tree farm in a manner that will insure future yields.. ' : I Don't Forget Set Your Clocks Ahead Before You Go to Bed (See Story on Page 2) US Soldiers Patrol Coast Northwest Shoreline, Bristles With Guns Ready for Action WITH THE ARMY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, Feb. 7 (JP)-The stern and weather-beaten coast of the Pacific northwest has been turned into a great bul wark of mobile defense. The coastal area of Oregon and Washington is occupied by thou sands of steel-helmeted soldiers patroling the forests and shore lines 24 hours a day. Great guns have been moved into the woods and now stand ready to poor deadly explosive projectiles into any possible ap proaching enemy fleet. Coastal roads are guarded with maehine-gan emplace ments. Troops are prepared to demolish highway b r i d g es within a few minutes. Strong; barbed wire entanglements can , be thrown across strategic road cuts at a signal. Part of the picture, of an as sumed defense effort in the Pa cific northwest was disclosed this week for the first time since war war declared. Newsmen and pho tographers were allowed to have a quick look at defense prepara tions in an undisclosed section of the defense area. And during their tour the news men learned, among other things, that the jeep, the army's midget automobile, has become amphib ious. There is nothing the jeep cannot do, army' officers have al ways maintained, and they proved it on this trip. A jeep was driven to the edge of a river, its crew jumped out and held waterproofed canvas directly in front of the machine and the driver eased the car into the center of the canvas. The sides were then folded up around the jeep, the crew gave a little shove and jumped aboard and paddled down the stream. The modern mobile army, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) it Navy Reports 33 Casualties la Sub Crash WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-;p) At least 33 men were believed to to have perished in the American submarine S26 which sank the navy disclosed Saturday when it collided with a naval escort vessel the night of January 24 off the Panama canal. Only two officers and a sea man who had been standing on the bridge during the submarine's surface operations survived. They were , the commanding officer, Lieut. Cmdr. Earle C. Hawk of Saugerties, NY; Lt Robert E. N. Ward of Antioch, Calif.; and Seaman Joe B. Hurst of Ada, Okla. The impact threw them clear ot the submarine's superstruc ture and they were fished out of the dark waters. The navy said it had abandoned all hope for those who went down with the craft and added tersely: "The next of kin of casualties have been notified. Names of the men were not disclosed. ' The. submarine, apparently badly' battered in the surface mis hap, went down immediately. Peru Feels Temblors LIMA, PERU, Feb. 7-()-An earth tremor rocked the Peruvian capital at 10:45 p. m, EST, Satur day night Friday's Weather Forecasts withheld and tem perature data delayed by army request River Saturday. 12.1 feet. Max. temp. Friday, SI; aniiL, $ United 10th Week Of War Starts In Far Outlook Black As Japs Spread On Huge Front Allied Bases Fight Artillery and Air Duels With Invaders By BILL BONI Associated Press War Editor The end of nine weeks of grim warfare in the southwest Pacific Saturday night found the forces of the United Nations still fighting defensive actions on a sprawling, 5000-mile line of fronts on each of which the initiative remained firmly in the grasp of the aggressor Jap anese, with little indication that the tide of conquest can be turned for some time to come. In Burma, where Rangoon was bombed heavily; on Singapore is' land, where Japanese big guns for the first time found the range of the city itself; in the Dutch East Indies, where the allies' vital Soerabaja base again was under air attack and the secondary base of Amboina was lost to the in vader, and even in the Philippines, where General MacArthur's one possible line of withdrawal came under fire of Japanese artillery, the outlook was definitely somber. Only newt of United Nations successes came from the Indies, where it was announced that: A Japanese cruiser and trans port were sunk and i another cruiser and a destroyer dam aged; Eight American army P-40 . fighter planes brought down three oat of a large enemy force, with one US plane lost and another missing; The Dutch Indies fleet, de spite Tokyo claims to the con trary, stiU was intact and very much in operation. But even this bright spot in the gloomy broader picture was almost eclipsed by the Japanese occupation of Amboina an oper (Turn to Page2, CoL 5) Kimmel and Short Seek Retirement WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-VP)-Requests from Major General Walter C. Short and Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmell for retire ment to civil life raised the prob ability Saturday of an immediate decision on whether they should stand trial as a result of the Pearl Harbor disaster. The two commanders in Hawaii were -char r"l hv & preidenjia' -''-quiry commission with "derelic tion of duty" in not taking ade quate precautions against a sur prise Japanese attack. It was believed a decision on the question of trials would be left to President Roosevelt. J. Bellinger Held in Japan LEBANON, Feb. 7 Mrs, Emma Bellinger is in receipt of a mes sage from Secretary of State Cor dell Hull telling her the state department had received a tele gram from the American legation in Berne, Switzerland, ' with the information that her son, Jack Bellinger, is interned in Yoko hama, well and in no danger. The news of his safety was sent to Switzerland from -Japan by the Swiss legation. ; Bellinger, a former Statesman employe, has been associated with one of the leading Japanese dailies for the past two years. Before that he taught in a Japanese college in Tokyo. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon school of journalism. ' Two Trainmen Killed PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7-VPH A Union ' Pacific ' freight train crashed into another on a siding on Portland's outskirts Saturday night apparently killing two trainmen. Nations Java Prepares for All-Out Attack After Air Raids ' i'-h Ml " N-oTv iiwuni... minmr Sl jr IWmii ' "I .prtr-rri - -ir-r-irrt X -t-M' ? . r.iS-m, iW aartnim 11a il m< MF m tM ' iniilH. , i " - : . , i xzz ' - - - ; 44W!fft'(SJ-v ;.v i.. I,... .i I ir il W.i".: - .jtktXKW' 1 1 ', i ' iiL'J'--r rn n t-t, ig i i From March of Time's "Far, East T,ft natch subs, top, and a Japanese aerial assaults on the biest Dutch naval base, Soerabaja, Java, southwest of Macassar strait, is seen as the prelude to an all out attack on the fabulous island on which the capital of the Dutch East Indies, Batavia, is located. The general headquarters of the Salem-Awaifefc Church Meet National Christian Mission Program to Open Next Sunday Religious activity such as this city has probably never seen be fore will be centered in Salem February 15-20 when the National Christian Mission, held here for the first time in history, draws laymen and ministers from all parts of the state. Based on the theme "Christ Is the Answer," the six-day con clave in which nearly ail the Protestant denominations of Sa lem are taking part, will bring many outstanding speakers to the city for seminars, public meetings and dinners at which the need for renewed church activity during these critical days will be stressed. At the opening session Gov. Charles A. Sprague will preside and Mayor W. W. Chadwick will welcome visitors before Dr. Ralph C. Walker, pastor of the White Temple Baptist church, Portland, (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) FDRr., in ' Navy Hospital NEW YORK, Feb. 7-i!p)-Naval Lieut Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., son of the president, was un der observation Saturday night at Brooklyn naval hospital for an ailment not yet disclosed, " the navy reported. It had been announced earlier that young Roosevelt had under gone surgery this morning: for acute appendicitis, but the navy said no operation had been per formed yet, and a physician's re port was expected soon. Lieut. Roosevelt had been on naval patrol duty, coming to New York last night from Portland, Me. Chemeketans Conduct In long-skirted swirling frocks, and semi-formal black and white, Chemeketans, Salem's organized hikers, gathered ' at the Marion hotel Saturday night for their an nual banquet Knowing one an other best in climbing togs,; they used' as theme for the occasion "skiing. . Ninety - four members and guests gathered at the long tables in the mirror room and re mained after the program for dancing. Principal speaker, . HJalmer ' Still Bn Befens ive As Command." cruiser, below, at Soerabaja, Java; right, air view of Batavia, top; modern Jap Suicide War Correspondent Describes Mopping Up Of 300 Picked Nippon Soldiers Behind Left Flank in Impenetrable Jungle By CLARK LEE WITH GEN. MACARTHUR'S FORCE IN WESTERN BA TAAN PENINSULA, Feb. 5-(DelayedM-American and Fili pino troops Thursday annihilated the main force of a Japanese suicide battalion of 300 picked soldiers who landed from the sea some time ago. American tanks paved the way for the final mopping up, mowing down trees with gunfire, smash ing underbrush and then blast ing the Japanese out of their fox hole trenches. The Japanese had landed be- ft r Ihind the Amer UV "'' ficans' left apparently i il AwMiing at ( icans lert iianx, aim ing at cutting CUrfc L c o m m u n i- cations and sabotaging supplies. The few surviving Japanese fled to the edge of a cliff eloping T sfiarpTy-tfewaFcr tne sea. There the invaders were cor nered. ; With Brig. Gen. Clinton Pierce, (recently slightly wounded) I was on the corpse-strewn main battle ground when the final shots were fired driving the last stubobrn enemy invaders into the brush a few yards away from the China sea. American and Filipino infantry men followed them. The fighting was typical of the bitter warfare waged in the jungle area of Bataan, where ground is contested inch by Inch, and where men must kill or be killed. The Japanese' continued fu tile resistance to the end wtta tenaekmsness which was final ly overcome by the relentless (Turn to Page 2, CoL 1) Hvam, ski instructor at ML Hood, appeared as an old friend to members of the organisation -who had participated m the Chemeketan camp at Jefferson park a year ago. At that time Hvam and his wife, who accom panied him to 8alem for the. banquet, had the ranger cabin at the foot of the mountain. Frosted branches and blue can dles on the tables, frosted pine in beds of imitation snow and skiio and ski poles in the corners allied command in the southwest Soerabaja, airports at Malana- and bombed heavily. Reports of numerous Jap planes being- downed have been confirmed. Battalion US Generals Given Crosses By MacArthur WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-JP) Gen. Douglas MacArthur advised the war department Saturday that he had personally decorated Maj. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright and Brig.-Gen. Albert M. Jones with the distinguished service cross for extraordinary heroism in action during the early phases of the Philippine invasion. Announcing tb . awards. the department said Gen. Wain wright commanded the northern front on the island of Luzon, and Gen. Jones the southern sector. Fighting a Japanese foe greatly superior in numbers, their com mands slowly fell back and fin ally united in Pampanga province before retiring to the present strong position in the Bataan pen insula. By particularly skillful ma (Turn to Page 2, CoL S) Malm Downs Nazi Plane VALLETTA, Malta, Feb. 7-ff) One German plane was shot down Saturday during 13 raids on this much-bombed Mediter ranean fortress. Despite the swarms of axis planes, reinforce ments continued to arrive. of the room provided the decora tive notes. Burton Crary,' whohas presided at many a Chemeketan camp meali was master of cere monies, while Dr. George Lewis, dub president, welcomed mem bers and guests. Eighteen men from army, units stationed in Sa lem were among the guests of the evening. Muaie by the MaeDowell club sextet was followed by aero baties and Juggling by Yemen Corlell, former circus perform Annual Pacific ragaf factory in Java, below. Pacific;, also is on Java. Besides Madioen In East Java have been n War Retorts Vary Riigg, Libya Fronts Unchanged ; Trouble Spots Appearing By The Associated Press Onl fragmentary, inconclusive reports came Saturday night from the two principal fronts in the European theatre of war Russia and Africa and in their general outlines the pictures of the fight ing in; both areas generally un changed. Moscow said its armies were meeting: with steadily stiffening resistance because the nazls now had been driven back upon the presumably well-supplied, well fortified bases from which they had planned to launch their spring offensive. Only by way of British broad casts were there claims of specific new Soviet advances. The BBC said the German key positions at RzheV now were completely en circled, with fierce fighting im mediately outside the city, and that at the front's northern anchor the Russians in two days had re taken, 20 villages in seeking to (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) i" ii ii i . aiMHsii FBI Arrests Nippon Aliens; At Bonneville PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 7-(ff) J. Douglas Swenson, Portland FBI (agent, Saturday announced the arrest of four Japanese aliens in the: Bonneville dam area. Swenson said 15 sticks of dy namite, caps and fuses were found oh their premises. He said they woujd be held for the Ore gon alien enemy hearing board. The arrests closed a two-day raid on alien homes in the Bon neville dam sector. A total of 151 Japanese were questioned, Swen son said. . et er who bow wears an army nnl- T A humorous toast by Mrs. Doro thy Middleton, a practical contri bution by Miss Betsy Doane and an inspirational one by Miss j Vir ginia Wells together with songs by Miss Gail Ferguson and the sextet and Hvam's speech " com pleted the dinner program. ! While the room was cleared for dancing, the group viewed a new highway department color film, produced with sound effects, pre senting The New Oregon TraiL" Europea BaiicRi Huge Air Force Is Planned Army to Muster World's Largest Wing This Year WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 ( AP) A two - million - man air force the world's lareest was announced Saturday as : the army's eventual objective with half that number to be mustered before the end of the year. This tremendous program, ainvd at giving the United States crushing air superior ity over all its enemies, was disclosed by Secretary of War Stimson who, before Pearl Har bor, had set a goal of 400,000 men in the air force by next June SO. It compares with a reported strength of 1,000,000 to 1,250,000. in the nazi luftwaffe and of about 1,000,000 in the British RAF. It is, too, more men than the army had in all branches at the outbreak of the war. The war secretary did not break down this over-all 2,000,000 fig ure into categories of pilots, me chanics, etc. It is known, however, that the original goal of a 400,000 man . force called for training of 30,000 pilots a year. Presumably, this training program eventually will be quadrupled. In addition to the army's plans, the navy is preparing an immense air arm. Secretary of the Navy Knox announced a week are a program for train ing 39,000 naval air cadets each year. Simultaneously with its an- -nouncement of the air force pro gram, the war department took steps toward further expansion of the ground forces. An execu- ' tive lorder from President Roose- velt authorized it to call to active duty 27 organized infantry divi sions which in peacetime exist only on paper. j Department officials said this would mean early mobilisation of all qualified reserve officers not now on active duty, and of specialized reserve units, such as hospital units which have been formed in many cities. Activating the 27 divisions will be carried out in this manner: (Turn to Page 2, CoL 6) Portland Still Considered as Aluminum Site PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7-(P) The Oregonlan said Saturday night it had learned from Sena tor Holman (R-Ore) that a Port land, instead of a Spokane, site fore an aluminum rolling mill might yet be selected. The newspaper said Holman was told by Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the war produe- question of the location of an aluminum rolling mill on the west coast has been reopened.1 A site at. Fairview, near Port land, was bought for the mill by the government and g r o u nd clearing started before a decision to transfer the plant inland was made. Holman said he had ; protested that the transfer to Spokane would delay production much needed for the war effort. Five Stayton Young People Hurt in Auto Two members of a party of Stayton young people, whose car turned oyer on the Aumsville road y at the first hill east of the cottage farm Saturday night were in Salem-General hospital this morn ing to receive treatment and for observation of Injuries. s TodJShelton, 20 received head contusions, bruises and scratches. Dixie Craiges. 16, was badly shak en, considerably bruised and lacer. ated and one urib was believed fractured, city first aid i workers , laida'--'-- V'";- vr " Other members, of thergfoupj ' Betty Rushton,'l; Alvin Schmitt 20, and Glenn Haworth;" i8,'were given first -aid at the eafetj Salem fire - station and were able" to re turn to their homes;5 ' r""" f "